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Read, watch, listen and make with resources from across our year-round programming.

  • This video is part of the Transferer toolkit techniques series and will show you how to join two pieces of clay together.

    Transferer Toolkit techniques: Joining Clay

    Joining clay together is important as pieces not secured properly will fall apart in the kiln or as they dry.

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  • This video is part of the Transferer toolkit techniques series and will show you how to roll a flat slab of clay.

    Transferer Toolkit techniques: Slab Rolling

    Slab rolling is an essential skill when working with clay. A slab is a flat piece of clay that forms the basis of most hand-building techniques.

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  • This video is part of the Transferer toolkit techniques series and will show you how to coil a clay pot.

    Transferer Toolkit techniques: Coiling

    Coiling is a basic technique of hand-building, using long ropes of clay to build up the walls of a pot.

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  • This video is part of the Transferer toolkit techniques series and will show you how to use the paper resist decorating technique.

    Transferer Toolkit techniques: Paper Resist

    This decorating technique uses cut paper to create designs by blocking out sections of your piece, painting over them and then peeling them away to reveal a different colour underneath.

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  • This video is part of the Transferer toolkit techniques series and will show you how to use the sgraffito decorating technique.

    Transferer Toolkit techniques: Sgraffito

    Sgraffito is a decorative technique where layers of coloured slip are applied to the surface of leather hard clay, then designs are etched into the surface of the clay, revealing the colour of the clay underneath.

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